Richie Havens - High Flying Bird [Live UK]
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@pontello3 The song was written by Billy Edward "Edd" Wheeler, who was born on December 9, 1932, in Boone County, West Virginia. He has written songs performed by over 90 different artists and is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. (This information is all from Wikipedia.)
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fantastic song!
i know that jefferson airplane did this song aswell, who wrote the original one richie or the jeff. ?
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@poppybea11 try richie haven's mixed bag album. that's the first time I hear his rendition. and it sounds almost the same as this rendition....except for his awesome fot tapping.
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An all time favourite. Great visual as well, so simple but just adds to the whole. Love it!
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3 people have no soul.
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temaso de la vida!!! es lo mas Richie
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love this song to pieces shame you cant get this version on cd. i have 4 of his albums and they contain this song but not this fantastic acoustic version,,, and what a voice
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Much, much better than the album version, which is still really amazing. The lyrics are amazingly moving.
Also, I need someone to explain to me what the heck he's doing with that guitar. I know it's open D tuning but I still can't figure out chords to save my life
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mad foot tapping accompaniment skills!
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@dhhs91 He is still going strong 40 or so years later!



His feeling is so pure and how he expresses it is free.....
linibono 2 years ago 23
One of my absolutely favorite songs.
What a great recording.
PhronesisNYC 3 years ago 16